Bitpipe: Storage Systems Research

Solve Exchange Storage Problems Once and for All: A New Approach without Stubs or Links

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper discusses how Mimosa NearPoint can reduce Exchange storage and keep email accessible to end users, without requiring stub files in Exchange. Published by: Mimosa Systems

Virtual DR: Disaster Recovery Planning for VMware Virtualized Environments

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

VMware server virtualization is being touted as a near panacea for DR by making it easier than ever to recover servers to a secondary site. Published by: Storage Decisions and i365, A Seagate Company

What Storage Managers Are Buying Storage Magazine Fall 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Learn what storage managers for large companies have to say about currently available disk subsystems, storage networks, backup & DR, and storage management software. Published by: Storage Decisions and i365, A Seagate Company

The Rise of Primary Storage Optimization

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

PSO technologies keep storage capacity requirements as low as possible and guarantee zero impact on application performance. Published by: Storage Decisions and i365, A Seagate Company

Vontu 8 Product Overview

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Vontu, now part of Symantec, gives you a next-generation security solution that can protect your data anywhere-wherever it is stored or used. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Archive Information for Retrieval

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Archiving corporate information is not a new concept, but the methods for doing so have dramatically changed. Read this white paper and discover the changing requirements for achiving information. Published by: CommVault Systems, Inc.

IBM System Storage DS Family--Electronics

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how the IBM Systems Storage DS Family is an ideal partner for businesses in the electronics industry looking for secure and resilient data storage. Published by: IBM

ESG Analyst Storage Systems Brief CX4 - CLARiiON Improves Again

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

The latest CLARiiON CX4 is an impressive next-generation product with a good array of new functionality. Published by: EMC Corporation

Sun xVM Virtualization Portfolio: Virtualizing the Dynamic Datacenter

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper summarizes the benefits and challenges of traditional virtualization strategies, the advantages of Sun's approach, and the core capabilities of the Sun xVM portfolio. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0: Your Desktop, Wherever You Are

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) software 2.0 enables organizations to move desktop instances of operating systems and applications off physical personal computers, consolidate them in the datacenter. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Pivotal Time for Storage (Editorial)

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

There's a helluva lot going on in the storage world these days. Part of it can be attributed to the natural evolution of the tech market. Published by: Storage Magazine

Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In this paper learn about how the CA Automated Storage Optimization Mainframe Suite is flexible and modular so there is no need to "rip and replace" as processes, applications and users are added while the value of information evolves. Published by: CA

Employing Best Practices for Mainframe Tape Encryption

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Because all data is not created equal, it's best to consider a tape encryption strategy that's aligned with business practices, security objectives and compliance drivers. Read this paper to learn best practices for mainframe tape encryption. Published by: CA

Online Firm Improves Performance, Customer Service with Mission-critical Storage Solution

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

In this case study AdCenter implemented a new data storage solution based on EMC Symmetrix DMX enterprise storage array technology and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database software. Discover how this has contributed to better customer response times. Published by: EMC Corporation

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

The PowerVault MD3000i is an iSCSI SAN that helps simplify data management and delivers enterprise data protection capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional storage consolidation solutions. Learn more in this paper. Published by: Dell, Inc.

e-Book: Chapter 6 - Ten Hidden E-Discovery Hazards

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper explains Ten hidden e-discovery hazards reviewing everything from databases and storage to instant messages and smartphones which can help ward off e-discovery surprises. Published by: Symantec Corporation

The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper examines and quantifies the costs and benefits of backup with deduplication storage as strategic assets for data protection. Three organizations in different industries are discussed as case studies. Published by: Data Domain

IDC: Business Value of Virtualized IT: Ensuring That Your Virtualized Servers and Storage Work in Harmony

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This IDC White Paper takes a specific look at the business value associated with the movement from a nonvirtualized server infrastructure to a server infrastructure where hypervisor technology is an integral component of the overall system architecture. Published by: Citrix

Green Storage Explained

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

As the cost of power and cooling of data centers continues to rise and the availability of energy sources becomes more scarce, companies are increasingly looking to green storage solutions to reduce their energy costs and conserve power. Published by: 3PAR

Storage Switzerland Article: Solving the Data Protection Puzzle

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Syncsort Backup Express is a unique software solution for enterprise disaster recovery and business continuity, it solves all of the data protection requirements outlined below within a complete, integrated solution. Published by: Syncsort

Scaling Performance, Capacity, and Functionality Using Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Arrays

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Learn more about how the new Dell/EMC CX4 Series storage arrays can scale capacity, performance and functionality to meet your changing storage needs today and tomorrow. Published by: Dell | EMC

Video: Future-Ready Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays - Highly Flexible and Massively Scalable - a Dell/EMC CX4 Series Overview

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this podcast and learn how virtualization can affect your company's security and the impact that this technology has on independent software vendors. Published by: Dell | EMC

The Eco-friendly Data Center

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper discusses eco-friendly storage solutions that not only meet organizations storage requirements but also help them to reduce power, cooling and facilities costs while complying with environmental directives. Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning Software at United Airlines

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper describes virtualization capabilities of the new Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V with Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning software which improve storage utilization to new levels... Published by: Hitachi Data Systems

New UltraFlex Technology Provides Impressive Flexibility for Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper describes the architecture and functionality of the Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays, including new design innovations such as UltraFlex modular I/O technology. Published by: Dell | EMC

3PAR Thin Copy Desktop: A VDI-Optimized Storage Solution

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure enables end users or their hosting providers to provision and manage hundreds of individual, virtual desktops from a set of centrally administered, consolidated servers. Published by: 3PAR

Virtual Data Warehouse Appliances: Achieving a Cost-effective Analytic Infrastructure (WX₂ and Blade Server Architecture)

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper discusses how the virtual data warehouse appliance eliminates the need for proprietary hardware and combines the price/performance of Intel-based processors, open source software and low-cost disk storage in a single unit. Published by: Kognitio

Omneon - A Considered Route to Success?

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Omneon has mapped out a plan to gradually move further into the large-corporate market for storage that supports unstructured content. This includes audio, video and digital images. Omneon's ultimate aim is to be a player in the general storage market Published by: Omneon

Scalable NAS for Oracle WebDemo

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:00:00 EDT

View this Webcast to learn about scalable Network-attached storage (NAS) solutions for Oracle databases and the benefits they deliver. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Making Virtualization and SAN the Perfect Combination

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, explains how putting virtual machines on your Storage Area Network (SAN) will give you high availability (HA) that protects your virtual machines if one of the physical machines goes down. Published by: Dell, Inc.

HP Storage Works All-in-One Storage Systems for SAP

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 24:00:00 EST

The simple All-in-One Storage Manager (ASM) software interface has been designed from the ground up to allow IT generalists to harness the power of network storage without having to learn new, complex storage architectures. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

University of St. Thomas implements a tiered storage approach from Quantum, including Data De-duplication Technology to Cut Backup Time in Half

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

St. Thomas University needed to do something to shorten their backup windows and make everything more reliable and more robust, so they chose Quantum DXi™ appliance. Published by: Quantum Corporation

BE 12 Trialware

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Symantec Backup Exec^TM 12 for Windows Servers is the gold standard in Windows data protection, providing proven, efficient, certified disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and recovery for Windows-based environments. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Announcing BE 12 - New Levels of Data Protection and Enhanced Best-in-Class Features

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 24:00:00 EST

Check out this Symantec webcast announcing BE 12, with New Levels of Data Protection and Enhanced Best-in-Class Features. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Building, Planning & Operating the Next Generation Data Center

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

IDC believes that a true datacenter transformation is taking place and that IT organizations will continue to consolidate the number of sites and number of supported systems and will increasingly place greater emphasis on energy efficiency. This will c... Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Best Practices for Architecting a Lustre-Based Storage Environment

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This document details a number of design implications and provides the reader with information to make informed decisions to scale a high-performance cluster file I/O. Published by: DataDirect Networks

Equallogic PS Series with VMware® - Virtual Servers Meet Virtual Storage

Wed, 07 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

EqualLogic PS Series solutions deliver the benefits of storage consolidation in an intelligent, enterprise-class storage system that is easy to install, manage and grow. Published by: Dell, Inc.

QUALITY AWARDS III: Compellent Shakes up the Midrange Array Competition

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

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Best Practices: High Hopes for Thin Provisioning

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

It seems like everyone is talking about thin provisioning. It's no miracle cure, but the technology can do wonders. Published by: Storage Magazine

The Benefits of Clustered Storage

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Clustered storage combines multiple arrays or controllers to increase their performance, capacity or reliability. In many cases, it's a cost-effective way to meet today's storage needs. Published by: Storage Magazine

Data De-duplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems Part II: Business Considerations

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This paper examines the business considerations of implementing de-duplication, including the key components of a data de-duplication ROI analysis and a list of questions every organization should ask potential vendors. Published by: Data Domain

Deduplication: The Post—Snapshot Revolution in Storage

Sat, 01 Sep 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations tend to create a great amount of similar data and deduplication makes it easier to manage this data when they do. Read this white paper to learn about deduplication and how you can use it as a fundamental tool in your storage architecture. Published by: Data Domain

ESG Green Archiving White Paper

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Plasmon gives users several low-cost alternatives to reduce their power consumption and carbon footprint, while meeting business objectives and ensuring secure, random access to archive data. Published by: Plasmon

Arrays Score with Both File and Block

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EST

There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller. Published by: Storage Magazine

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Open Systems Virtual Tape Libraries, Q12008

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

In this report, Forrester evaluated 12 virtual tape library (VTL) vendors across 58 criteria's for the completeness of their product offering and strategy. Learn more about the evaluations of the enterprise open systems virtual tape library market. Published by: SEPATON

Achieving Affordable, Enterprise Class Functionality with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Simplifying storage management can streamline administrative costs and lower the TCO of storage. Learn about the benefits and solutions associated with storage virtualization to determine if leveraging this technology is a good fit for your organization. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Architecting a Better Network Storage Solution

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 24:00:00 EST

BlueArc's Titan Architecture is a revolutionary step in file servers with its hardware-based file system. This paper explains the details of the architecture to better understand the unique hardware-accelerated design and the object based file system. Published by: BlueArc Corp.

The Next Step in Controlling Spiraling Storage Costs

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Although hardware storage prices have come down, storage administration and software expenses still run about seven times the cost of storage hardware. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Unlimited Storage

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Clemson University bets on lots and lots of low-cost storage to enhance its profile and attract top faculty. Published by: Storage Magazine

Storage Bin 2.0: Ringing in a New Storage Market

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

Don't be alarmed by all the recent industry news; it's a good time for storage consumers. Published by: Storage Magazine

Storage Grid Pushes the Envelope

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

When a prominent storage vendor built a 1,000 node storage test grid, it learned plenty of lessons, and a lot of what it learned can be applied to architecting enterprise storage systems. Published by: Storage Magazine

How Useful Are Storage Benchmarks?

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Despite the attention they get, storage benchmarks can be manipulated to unfairly compare products with vastly different configurations. Published by: Storage Magazine

Editorial: Rich Castagna

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Twice a year, Storage magazine polls many of you so we can get a better handle on the storage technologies and products you're using and planning to buy (see "Buying update: Storage managers' purchasing plans"). Published by: Storage Magazine

Best Practices: Finding the Logic in Volume Managers

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Forget what you might have heard about host-based volume managers. Here are seven reasons why they deserve some respect. Published by: Storage Magazine

Bitpipe: Storage Systems Research

Solve Exchange Storage Problems Once and for All: A New Approach without Stubs or Links

Virtual DR: Disaster Recovery Planning for VMware Virtualized Environments

What Storage Managers Are Buying Storage Magazine Fall 2008 Purchasing Intentions Survey

The Rise of Primary Storage Optimization

Vontu 8 Product Overview

Archive Information for Retrieval

IBM System Storage DS Family--Electronics

ESG Analyst Storage Systems Brief CX4 - CLARiiON Improves Again

Sun xVM Virtualization Portfolio: Virtualizing the Dynamic Datacenter

Sun™ Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Software 2.0: Your Desktop, Wherever You Are

Pivotal Time for Storage (Editorial)

Automated Storage Optimization for z/OS Mainframes

Employing Best Practices for Mainframe Tape Encryption

Online Firm Improves Performance, Customer Service with Mission-critical Storage Solution

Dell™ PowerVault™ MD3000i

e-Book: Chapter 6 - Ten Hidden E-Discovery Hazards

The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise

IDC: Business Value of Virtualized IT: Ensuring That Your Virtualized Servers and Storage Work in Harmony

Green Storage Explained

Storage Switzerland Article: Solving the Data Protection Puzzle

Scaling Performance, Capacity, and Functionality Using Dell/EMC CX Series Storage Arrays

Video: Future-Ready Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays - Highly Flexible and Massively Scalable - a Dell/EMC CX4 Series Overview

The Eco-friendly Data Center

Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning Software at United Airlines

New UltraFlex Technology Provides Impressive Flexibility for Dell/EMC CX4 Series Storage Arrays

3PAR Thin Copy Desktop: A VDI-Optimized Storage Solution

Virtual Data Warehouse Appliances: Achieving a Cost-effective Analytic Infrastructure (WX2 and Blade Server Architecture)

Omneon - A Considered Route to Success?

Scalable NAS for Oracle WebDemo

Making Virtualization and SAN the Perfect Combination

HP Storage Works All-in-One Storage Systems for SAP

University of St. Thomas implements a tiered storage approach from Quantum, including Data De-duplication Technology to Cut Backup Time in Half

BE 12 Trialware

Announcing BE 12 - New Levels of Data Protection and Enhanced Best-in-Class Features

Building, Planning & Operating the Next Generation Data Center

Best Practices for Architecting a Lustre-Based Storage Environment

Equallogic PS Series with VMware® - Virtual Servers Meet Virtual Storage

QUALITY AWARDS III: Compellent Shakes up the Midrange Array Competition

Best Practices: High Hopes for Thin Provisioning

The Benefits of Clustered Storage

Data De-duplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems Part II: Business Considerations

Deduplication: The Post—Snapshot Revolution in Storage

ESG Green Archiving White Paper

Arrays Score with Both File and Block

The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Open Systems Virtual Tape Libraries, Q12008

Achieving Affordable, Enterprise Class Functionality with HP StorageWorks EVA 4400

Architecting a Better Network Storage Solution

The Next Step in Controlling Spiraling Storage Costs

Unlimited Storage

Storage Bin 2.0: Ringing in a New Storage Market

Storage Grid Pushes the Envelope

How Useful Are Storage Benchmarks?

Editorial: Rich Castagna

Best Practices: Finding the Logic in Volume Managers

Virtual Data Warehouse Appliances: Achieving a Cost-effective Analytic Infrastructure (WX₂ and Blade Server Architecture)